Chapter 2122: hide and seek
"The two armored cruisers are to be preserved as much as possible, and their speed is enough to escape the attack of the British battleship, so good, now, the two armored cruisers are handed over to the command of Colonel von Liole, he can decide when according to the situation. Withdraw from the battlefield. I will divide half of the destroyers to accompany Colonel Liao in the operation, and I will command the two battleships to continue to lure the British main fleet. My mission goal is very clear. I will never allow the British to leave before 4 o’clock. Strait of Dover!" said Earl Spey.
The Earl’s order was quickly transmitted to all the warships through light signals. After a while, a group of light signals were sent out on the flagship of Colonel von Liole: "My fleet will do its best to cooperate with your actions." Then the two armored cruisers began to head northwest.
"Your Excellency Commander, Colonel Liao Le doesn't seem to be leaving," an officer said.
"I have handed over the commander to him, how to deal with it is his business, now, let's start our action, get ready to report!" Earl Spey said.
That's right, it is to send a report. There is only one method used by Earl Spey to contain the British fleet, and that is to expose himself! Of course, the means of directly ordering the flagship to report to expose themselves is too low. The British can easily kill themselves without saying it. At the same time, it will make Thomas, who is naturally cautious, doubt the Earl’s motives. Therefore, Earl Spey’s strategy is to first Use the transmission equipment on the destroyer to send reports, attracting the attention of the British, while the two capital ships continued to attack the British warships in the strait, so that the British felt that this was a normal communication between the German fleet and the aviation force!
Ten minutes later, in the command tower of the battleship Bold, the British received a piece of information as scheduled.
"Your Excellency Commander, we found a radio signal source in the C42 area. According to our comparison, this should have been sent by the German fleet that just evacuated." said the officer in charge of radio analysis.
"Did it from the German battleship?" Thomas asked.
"It should not be. This signal is very familiar to us. It should be sent by the destroyer leader. The Germans have done a very good job of secrecy measures for the battleship's signal. We are still unable to be sure." The officer said.
"It's okay, we can wait slowly! The German destroyers are not many, and the torpedoes shouldn't be many. For artillery battles, these guys can't even fight the third-class protective cruisers 30 years ago. We are going to do it now. There are only two things. The first thing is to cooperate with the air force and patrol forces to seal the exit of the Strait of Dover, and the second thing is to find their capital ship and kill it!"
Thomas would not immediately command the fleet to rush up because of a telegram. What if the Germans use a destroyer to lure themselves out of their current position and then take the opportunity to slip away? Thomas' idea is very simple. I will attack again after seeing your capital ship. Anyway, all the German records in the previous battle were injured. The former Dreadnought battleship is definitely not as fast as its own Dreadnought, so it is no problem to catch up.
And judging from the topography of the Strait of Dover, the farther east, the wider the sea, the more difficult it is for the British fleet to blockade, and the Germans chose to go west, so good, the Strait of Dover began to narrow gradually, and the British fleet The detection density will also increase, just like combing the hair, the German fleet will definitely not run away! Now, the only thing that makes Thomas feel tricky is time. The British and German navies are racing against time. After watching Thomas, the Germans want to wait until dawn and wait for air support, while the British must escape a safe distance before dawn!
"Your Excellency Commander, we have actually suffered a heavy blow to our opponent. We have won tactically. One of their three battleships was sunk and two were seriously injured. They are no longer able to perform the mission in a short time." Captain Bold Colonel Wells glanced at the clock on the wall and persuaded him in as tactfully as possible.
"The Germans have 7 former dreadnought battleships and 4 armored cruisers." Thomas's tone is very calm: "According to the information we collected before, these battleships are rotated every day, and 3 of them will be under maintenance. After all, they are all Old ships, the German fleet has to maintain a fleet size of 4 to 5 ships. If we let them go this time, the Germans will have at least 2 cruisers in a state of use. Then the next night, they will still be there. The Forre Strait prevents us from moving, and if we can't deal with them tonight and reduce their usable warships to a certain limit, we may never have a chance again!"
To be honest, Thomas’ plan can only be executed once! This time Thomas was able to bite the Spey fleet to a large extent because Major General Gunter’s former Dreadnought fleet dragged the Earl of Spey. Attracted a large number of reconnaissance forces of the German navy and air force, which allowed Thomas to take advantage of it!
However, the cost of this delay is also very heavy. The deaths and injuries of the Gangte fleet are estimated to have been lost before the end of the war~www.wuxiaspot.com~the remaining warships will have no chance to go to the battlefield again, and now, there have been more than 30 The former dreadnought battleship and armored cruiser's Strait Fleet has become a thing of the past, and the Strait Fleet can no longer produce a decoy fleet! The German fleet that has been stolen once will definitely improve its defense system. It is too difficult to calculate an old oil field like Earl Spey again. Moreover, this behavior is itself pulling teeth. The British fleet is chasing the German fleet at night, and during the day, it becomes a German bomber chasing the British fleet.. ..... One more time is more dangerous! Therefore, Thomas decided to have a break between each other tonight!
Under the command of Thomas, the British fleet began to gradually shrink the encirclement net. At the same time, in a building in Wilhelmshaven, the senior officials of the German High Seas Fleet were also planning tomorrow's battle.
"The current situation is like this. If the British choose to accept as soon as they meet and leave immediately, then we will only be able to block the British fleet's way home tomorrow if we dispatch an aircraft carrier." Admiral Scheer pointed with a putter in his hand. Said the large scale chart hanging on the wall. On this chart, several curves of different colors are used to show the British navy’s track. These tracks are estimated based on the return time of the British fleet at different points in time, and a huge ellipse in a certain area in the north indicates The possible position of the British fleet at dawn! And this location will be the focus area of German aviation.
"According to the earl's telegram, we only have one battleship sunk?" Ruprecht asked.
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